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blake murphy[_2_]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:24:17 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote:
>
>>i seem to recall that recently someone was arrested at an airport for
>>having material that violated copyright on the laptop.
>
>I heard a second-hand account of something like this. ICE
>(that's what they're called now) observed copyrighted music
>on a person's laptop upon entering the country, and confiscated it
>for further investigation. I do not know the outcome of the
>investigation, but meanwhile their laptop is gone. They did
>not get immediately arrested.
>
>Steve

i looked a little more this morning, and still couldn't find the
specific case. there's an article here, though, more generally on
examining laptop contents, which requires no warrant or probable cause
in u.s. airports:

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020604763.html>

i have the feeling this practice will end up before the supreme court
some day. hard to say what they would think about it.

your pal,
blake